About the wonders and beauty of primer? Eye primer is different than face primer.
About the fact that the foundation is NOT the first layer to be applied to the face?
About how to soften vs. concealing lines and wrinkles?
I feel like I have been cheated! All these years I could have been using makeup to its fullest potential and I haven't even begun to scratch the surface! Oh well...I'm learning now and having a blast with it. I will, however, not leave my daughters alone to figure all of these things out themselves. I will be showing them how to achieve these things and more so they will have the full benefit of hiding blemishes, concealing acne scars, layering vs. caking, the beauties of primers, and so much more than what I had learned up to this point.
I found a great video on how to soften acne scars tonight and cannot wait to try it out tomorrow! Youtube is a great friend!
Note to self: I really and truly need to get a vanity table, if only to have use of my kitchen table again!
Tari
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Hello! First post in a new blog is always a little boring and repetitive, but here goes....
I'm the mother of 4 wonderful and keep-me-on-my-toes children. They are the joy of my life and are always teaching me new things...mostly how to stay young in heart. I am constantly reminded that the little things matter the most. Things like hugs and kisses before bed, before school, after school, any time any of us need one or both. My kids show me all of their love and only ask that I love them in return (that's the big picture anyway...they always seem to be asking for a new gadget, toy, privilege, time off of grounding for good behavior, etc). One of the ways I gauge good days vs. bad days is based on how much we have laughed that day. If we have laughed more than frowned, then it's been a good day.
I love to learn new things and have taught myself a fair amount about computers: how to maintain them, how to use them to their full potential, how to make websites from the ground up, and a lot more (but not nearly enough to stay on top of a lot of kids today). The one thing I still have going for me is that I am still ahead of my kids in the technological arena, but not for long, I'm sure.
I insist on a positive attitude for myself as well as am teaching it to my children. I have been working on the hubby for the last 16 years, and he is finally starting to come around...see...persistence DOES pay off! HaHa I believe that if I'm looking for a needle in a haystack, I will find it and inversely, if I'm looking for a diamond in the rough, I will find that too. I choose to look at my mistakes as possibilities to be turned into strengths instead of things to ignore in hopes that they will go away. Only when I learn from my mistakes to I break the cycle of continuing the insanity of doing the same thing over and over while hoping for a different result.
I am not perfect, nor do I claim to be. However, I am boring to a degree. I am a huge proponent for family. I am a huge proponent for change starting with me. Oh listen to me...I sound like I'm trying to convince you to like me...maybe I am. That's one of my insecurities...I want to be liked. I have been told that is normal...even though I don't always feel normal.
Because I don't always feel normal, I do things that help me feel normal for periods of time. Things like learn how to apply my makeup. Actually, I should say re-learn how to apply makeup. See, I have rosacea, as well as adult acne and have since I was 15. I'm almost 40 now and it has only been in the last 4 years that I have found out what rosacea was and now it has impacted my life. I quit wearing makeup for the most part over 15 years ago. The breakouts have been horrific, sometimes to the point where I would not leave the house for weeks at a time because I was so embarrassed. I did not attend my childrens' school functions, I would not socialize, I would not even look in the mirror because I didn't want to see the horrible break-outs. The ONLY things that seemed to help was taking antibiotics, washing with a prescription medicine, and putting some prescription strength retin-A on my face every day. The problem there was that I would have been shelling out over 200 dollars a month for that medicine and with 4 kids, a common-law husband (I am not on his insurance) who is not allowed overtime, the money just was never there. So, I have been just "dealing" with this all of this time.
About a month ago I began to see a light on the horizon. I went over to a friend's house and she gave me some of her unopened mineral makeup. I had mentioned that I had been lusting after this kind of makeup for years but could not afford it and she happened to have some she bought but never used because she just is not a makeup person. We had a "mini-makeover" and she showed me how to apply it and the kind of coverage it gave. I wore that makeup the rest of the night with NO ITCHING! That was the first time in my history of wearing any kind of makeup without my face itching after an hour, two, or even three! When I got home, I washed the makeup off and went to bed. The next day I decided to play around with it and figure out if it was just a one time thing or if this makeup really was as good as everyone had been saying. The next couple of weeks were hit and miss as far as wearing it regularly because I didn't have any decent brushes.
In the interim I began scouring youtube to find tutorials on how to apply makeup to get the looks I was going for (natural and accenting the features I have while hiding the now healing flare-ups). I found so many good videos and began to apply their lessons. I couldn't believe the difference! At one point I walked into my husband's place of employment and there were people that he has worked with for several years that honestly did not recognize me because my face was NOT broken out, red, and inflamed!
I am no beauty queen, let me tell you...but for the last couple of weeks I have felt beautiful, attractive, and much more willing to go out in public than I ever have in the past! And, the biggest reason is that my face is finally healing! I have two blemishes on my face right now that should be healed within a week and there are no new breakouts that I can see. I feel so much better about myself and I find myself smiling a lot more than ever before.
This has led to so many other things...to begin with, I am enjoying my days more now. I am not nearly as nervous about going out in public because my face is so much smoother, clearer, and more even so as not to cause questions to be asked or looks to be given. I am even beginning to dress more womanly! I WANT to look nice for myself and my family because now I can. I have never been a real "girly girl" because I could never present a clear face to the world so why bother? Now that my face is clearing, evening out, and the scars are finally losing their redness without new blemishes taking their place, I find I want to do things like paint my nails, curl my hair, accessorize, and even whiten my teeth! I'm quickly figuring out that being even a little "girly" is expensive...but totally worth it!
Well...it's time to fix some supper for the family and to bring an end to this novelette.
Tari
I'm the mother of 4 wonderful and keep-me-on-my-toes children. They are the joy of my life and are always teaching me new things...mostly how to stay young in heart. I am constantly reminded that the little things matter the most. Things like hugs and kisses before bed, before school, after school, any time any of us need one or both. My kids show me all of their love and only ask that I love them in return (that's the big picture anyway...they always seem to be asking for a new gadget, toy, privilege, time off of grounding for good behavior, etc). One of the ways I gauge good days vs. bad days is based on how much we have laughed that day. If we have laughed more than frowned, then it's been a good day.
I love to learn new things and have taught myself a fair amount about computers: how to maintain them, how to use them to their full potential, how to make websites from the ground up, and a lot more (but not nearly enough to stay on top of a lot of kids today). The one thing I still have going for me is that I am still ahead of my kids in the technological arena, but not for long, I'm sure.
I insist on a positive attitude for myself as well as am teaching it to my children. I have been working on the hubby for the last 16 years, and he is finally starting to come around...see...persistence DOES pay off! HaHa I believe that if I'm looking for a needle in a haystack, I will find it and inversely, if I'm looking for a diamond in the rough, I will find that too. I choose to look at my mistakes as possibilities to be turned into strengths instead of things to ignore in hopes that they will go away. Only when I learn from my mistakes to I break the cycle of continuing the insanity of doing the same thing over and over while hoping for a different result.
I am not perfect, nor do I claim to be. However, I am boring to a degree. I am a huge proponent for family. I am a huge proponent for change starting with me. Oh listen to me...I sound like I'm trying to convince you to like me...maybe I am. That's one of my insecurities...I want to be liked. I have been told that is normal...even though I don't always feel normal.
Because I don't always feel normal, I do things that help me feel normal for periods of time. Things like learn how to apply my makeup. Actually, I should say re-learn how to apply makeup. See, I have rosacea, as well as adult acne and have since I was 15. I'm almost 40 now and it has only been in the last 4 years that I have found out what rosacea was and now it has impacted my life. I quit wearing makeup for the most part over 15 years ago. The breakouts have been horrific, sometimes to the point where I would not leave the house for weeks at a time because I was so embarrassed. I did not attend my childrens' school functions, I would not socialize, I would not even look in the mirror because I didn't want to see the horrible break-outs. The ONLY things that seemed to help was taking antibiotics, washing with a prescription medicine, and putting some prescription strength retin-A on my face every day. The problem there was that I would have been shelling out over 200 dollars a month for that medicine and with 4 kids, a common-law husband (I am not on his insurance) who is not allowed overtime, the money just was never there. So, I have been just "dealing" with this all of this time.
About a month ago I began to see a light on the horizon. I went over to a friend's house and she gave me some of her unopened mineral makeup. I had mentioned that I had been lusting after this kind of makeup for years but could not afford it and she happened to have some she bought but never used because she just is not a makeup person. We had a "mini-makeover" and she showed me how to apply it and the kind of coverage it gave. I wore that makeup the rest of the night with NO ITCHING! That was the first time in my history of wearing any kind of makeup without my face itching after an hour, two, or even three! When I got home, I washed the makeup off and went to bed. The next day I decided to play around with it and figure out if it was just a one time thing or if this makeup really was as good as everyone had been saying. The next couple of weeks were hit and miss as far as wearing it regularly because I didn't have any decent brushes.
In the interim I began scouring youtube to find tutorials on how to apply makeup to get the looks I was going for (natural and accenting the features I have while hiding the now healing flare-ups). I found so many good videos and began to apply their lessons. I couldn't believe the difference! At one point I walked into my husband's place of employment and there were people that he has worked with for several years that honestly did not recognize me because my face was NOT broken out, red, and inflamed!
I am no beauty queen, let me tell you...but for the last couple of weeks I have felt beautiful, attractive, and much more willing to go out in public than I ever have in the past! And, the biggest reason is that my face is finally healing! I have two blemishes on my face right now that should be healed within a week and there are no new breakouts that I can see. I feel so much better about myself and I find myself smiling a lot more than ever before.
This has led to so many other things...to begin with, I am enjoying my days more now. I am not nearly as nervous about going out in public because my face is so much smoother, clearer, and more even so as not to cause questions to be asked or looks to be given. I am even beginning to dress more womanly! I WANT to look nice for myself and my family because now I can. I have never been a real "girly girl" because I could never present a clear face to the world so why bother? Now that my face is clearing, evening out, and the scars are finally losing their redness without new blemishes taking their place, I find I want to do things like paint my nails, curl my hair, accessorize, and even whiten my teeth! I'm quickly figuring out that being even a little "girly" is expensive...but totally worth it!
Well...it's time to fix some supper for the family and to bring an end to this novelette.
Tari
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